Category: People
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Pizza Hut Day Brings Fun & Flavor to Boys & Girls Club!
Our Pizza Hut team recently hosted its first Pizza Hut Day at the Boys & Girls Club Harry & Sandy Rosenzweig Branch in Phoenix, creating a fun-filled afternoon for nearly 100 club members. This marks the beginning of an exciting initiative, with plans to bring Pizza Hut Days to other Boys & Girls Club locations
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MTM Frank Oliver Pursues His Passions Thanks to Taco Bell
Frank Oliver joined Taco Bell with the intention to make some extra money on the weekends, and recently, he was treated to an all-expenses paid reward trip in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico! Frank’s story began nine years ago, when he started as a team member at Taco Bell. He quickly moved up the ranks to
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Area Coach Sheila Roberts Raves About DDO Culture
Sheila Roberts is an Area Coach (AC) for Desert de Oro who came to us from the health care industry six years ago. She’d just finished working a night shift, she recalls, when she saw a banner outside her local Taco Bell advertising that the restaurant was under new ownership. She’d thought, oh, maybe someone
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Laura Quintero Wins DDO’s New Wallie Jaso Award
We’re proud to announce the first ever recipient of our Wallie Jaso Growing People Award: Laura Quintero! Laura is a Regional Training Leader (RTL) for Desert de Oro Foods’ (DDO) Region 6 in San Antonio, TX. She leads one of our high volume, high performing KFCs. We had fun introducing new leadership accolade on our
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Magda Balbastro: Valued & Lovin’ Her Job
Magda Balbastro thought she was fine with her employment situation when she agreed to interview with Desert de Oro Foods (DDO) nine years ago. At the time, she’d already secured a manager position with another quick service restaurant (QSR) company. But, a peer insisted she take the interview. “I honestly wasn’t looking for a job,”
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Melinda “Mo” Kemp is Our New Accounting Specialist Lead!
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Mo Kemp within our team! Over the past two years, Mo has proven to be an invaluable asset to the Accounting Department at DDO. Her commitment to mastering processes, proactive approach to suggesting improvements, and strong work ethic have significantly contributed to refining our operations in the
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Welcome Marlinda Cole, VP of Human Resources
We’d love to extend a warm welcome to Marlinda Cole – here’s a nice letter she wrote to her new DDO Family: “As the new Vice President of Human Resources, I am thrilled to extend a warm welcome to every one of you. Joining this esteemed organization in the HR department fills me with immense